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, May 2l, 1929. u c. P. HQUTSMA May 2l, 1929. C, P, HOUTSMA 1,714,025

GRAIN BINDER Filed Jan. 7. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 2l, 1929.

UNITED STATES CORNELIUS P. HOUTS'MA, OF OCHEYEDAN, IOWA.

GRAIN BINDER.

Application filed January It is the object of my invention to provide a grain binder of simple, durable and com paratively inexpensive construction.

More particularly it is my object to provide a grain binder having one main shaft for driving all the binder mechanism therefrom. A further object is to provide means for connecting a motor or a tractor for furnishing the motive power for the binder mecha nism.

Still a further object is to provide an improved means for drivin the sickle.

With these and other o jects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my binder, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a front elevation of a portion of a grain binder embodyin my invention. Figure 2, is a plan view o the same taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3, is a side elevation of the same taken on line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figures 4 and 5 are enlarged detail sectional views taken on lines 4-4 and 5 5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6, is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 6 6 of Figure 2.

In the accompanying drawings I have usedV the reference numeral 10 to indicate the sickle of a grain binder of the usual construction. Other parts used in such a binder are the platform conveyor 11 and elevating conveyor 12 shown in dashed lines in Figure 1.

A float conveyor 13 isalso found in the usual binder and is shown in dashed lines inl Figurel.

A conveyor 14 supports the conveyors 12 and 13. The elevating conveyor 12 operates the floating conveyor through a chain of gears 13a. A bevel gear 12 operates the reel operating shaft 12".

A binder deck 15 is supported by brackets 15a on a sliding angle 16 and by the binder crane 17. Rotatively supported from the v Vbinder deck 15 in brackets 18, is a packer shaft 19.

A bull wheel 2() is supported in guides 21 and by meansof a worm gear mechanism 22, is adjustable in the guides 21.

7, 1926. Serial N0. 79,777.

All the foregoing is of the usual binder 1(onstruction and forms no part of my inven- 55 ion.

For supporting the conveyor frame 14 and the platform conveyor 11, I have provided a frame consisting of longitudinal members 23 to which the guides 21 are secured.

Secured to the frame members 23 is a front looped member 24 and rear frame members 25 and 26.

On the frame member 24 is a bracket 27. The conveyor frame 14 is secured at its up- 65 per end to the bracket 27 and to the end 28 of the frame member 25.

The lower end of the conveyor frame 14 is connected to the bracket 29 attached to the frame members 23 and extending laterally 70 therefrom. For bracing the member 29, I provide a brace 29a secured to one of the frame members 23 and the front frame member 24.

The forward end of the brace 29a has an opening 29b to receive the tongue or tongue 75 truck which is part of the ordinary binder and not shown on the drawings.

The frame 14 is also connected to the lateral extension 30 of the frame member 26.

The platform conveyor 11 has a frame 31 80 which is secured to the extensions 29 and 30.

Brackets 32 are secured to the frame members 24 and 25 for slidably supporting the angle 16.

A bracket 33 supports the binder crane 17. 35 The bracketis braced by a brace secured thereto and extending to the guide 21. Thus it will be seen that I haveprovided a frame which supports the elements of the usual binder. f

For driving the binder mechanism I provide a driving shaft 34 mounted in bearings 35, which are preferably of the self aligning roller bearing type and are secured to the frame members 23 and 24.

The usual binder has a clutch 36 operated by a lever 37 and this clutch 36, I mount on the shaft 3,4. n

A chain 38, connects a sprocket 39 on the bull wheel 20 to a sprocket 41 on the driving 100 shaft 34.

The vclutch 36 is designed to operatively connect the sprocket 39 to the shaft 34 Whereby rotation of the bull Wheel 20 will cause the drive shaft 34 to rotate.

For driving the sickle 10, I provide a shaft cured at 49 to the sickle bar 50 whichis slid-l ably mounted in the slide 5l.

The slide 51 is supported on the lateral eX- tending member 29.J

For driving the platform and elevating conveyors, 4I provide ya shaft 52 mounted 1n self aligning roller bearings 53.

A bevel'gear54 thereon meshes with a bevel gear 55 on t-he drive shaftet. l n

A sprocket 56 is connected by a cham "57 to the sprocketI 58 onl theelevating 'conveyor and to the sprocket 59 on the platform-con veyor.

The `ends 6W and 60 of theshaft 5i! are square'.I 'l'he purpose of' this/isso that if it is desired to mount a motor on-tlie-bindei frame, the motor can beieonnectodlto'the end 60 for operating *thebinder mechanism.

If la tractor isemployed in; pullingthe binder, it can'be operatively 1connected to the;

end '60a for accomplishing the' same result.

The'bevel gear 44' Aon the shaft 34 has a Wheel portion 6l having flat Iblades G2. The blades 62 coact with Jrollers onI a Wheel 64 Whichis secured to a sleeve'i65 'bymeans of cap screws 66.

The sleeve G5 is rotatively mounted in a bearing67 andhas a square opening through its center `for receivinga squared portioniGS of the kpacker shaft 19. The bearing 67 has a portion '67* illustrated in Figure," Whielris bolted to onef of theA upper fram'e-1nenbrs 23" by means of a bolt 671 through a slot67C inL`4` the vportion 67. This"arrangementpermits adjustment of the bearing 6T 'longitudinally of the packer shaft 19 for diSengaging the l 'Wheel 64 from-the wheel 61 for the purpose-y of Voperating Athe binder mechanism'- on the' deck l5 by hand when adjusting or repairing any part of s'admechanismn Thus it will' belsee'n thatn'otatioir of the drive shafttfis transmitted"tlirouglf the wheels 6l and `G4 tothefpacker shaft for operating the packer mechanism.'

The end 69 ofx the shaft GS'cXtends over to the bundle tying mechanism which forms l'part of the binding mechanism andis mount# ed on the disk 'l5 but isnot'shoivn on the draw- .ings 4as it @is `partei-the usual' binde'rconstruction.

The purpose 'ofconstructing the 'Wheel 64 and the bushing sshown, is so that when the platform 15 is slid endWise by sliding the f angle 16, the shaft 68 slides'throughthe bushing at all times maintaining an operative 65 connection therewith.

By n'iounting the Wheel G4 as shown it can be reversed on the bushing 65' so that 'the rollers (S4 are onV the oppositel side-oi the hub 64a for the purpose of adapting my device to 70 binders of other makes.

Thus it will be seen that l have provided a constructimi which has one drive shaft from which all parts of the binder meehanisn'i will bedriven. In'this way this driving is not done from the sickle shaft as is the case in the binder in use-today,

By providing a frame as I have in myinl vention, I elii'ninate' the` necessity off a cross brace just rearwardly-ofthe-pitmaniet. This enables me l to position the bull4 wheel-if 20? farther ahead tlian`'is'- possiblefin a grainbinder having a frame-ofthe usual Itypeif thus positioning fthe bull `Wheelthe Weighto the-binder'is nearerbalaneed thereonl andlessl-85 weight is thrown on the tongue truck thereby/f giving better t1fact-ionwvlii-cliis especially dei Somel changes may be made` A in fthe: Iconstruction and?arrangement ofltliee varrone; parts of my invention, Wit-ho uti i departing fr from the real spirit-and pu1'pose-of1nyin=1- vention,L and'itis my intention to cover by-my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanicalequivalents;Whichlmay be rear-"- sonably included Within their scope.

I claim as my invention# l. Inla device of itherclassdescribed; a l. Wheel lmounted frame,v a drivefshaft"jonrnalled thereon parallel-tdfland positioned^\`f100 above the axis of the Whelfavertical sickle operating shaft operatively connected Ato said drive shaft@ a packer shaft atA right anglesv to said drive shaft and f Tmea'ns lfor operatively il connecting said packer shaft to said d1ive"l05 shaft, said means comprising "a pair-of'wheels operatively engaging each otliei-,a sleeve rotatalbly mounted and operatively 'connected to said packrshaft`, one 'of saidfwhelszhavl' ing afhubf'offset relativerto' the Iperipheryfl0 thereof'and l secured to 'said sleeve .Y

2. In adevice of t-he'fclass ;descri=bed,"= aw' Wheel mounted frame, a mainfldr-ivelsl-iaf't-i journalled thereon'parallel yto 'and positioned above the axis' ofthe Wheel, averticalf'sickleffl15 operating shaft operatively connected to 'said drive shaft`,a packer shaft'at right 'angles Sto said drive shaft and means for operatively' connecting said packer "shaft'to' *saidJ ditive shaft a conveyonshaft' paralleltofsaid120 packer shaft and operatively'y-connected!to 'l said drive shaft and'havingifieeends adapted for theconnection of motor powerto either i end of said conveyor shaft- Y 3. A^binder comprisinga frame,"V a bull-T125 wheel mounted therein, a driveA shaft mounted parallel to and positioned above tllelaxis of ysaid bullftvheel, a 'conveyor operatingfshaftf f mounted at right angles to said drive shaft and operatively connected thereto, a vertical sickle operating shaft operatively connected to said drive shaft, a packer shaft driving means comprising a bracket, a sleeve journalled therein, a Wheel having radially extending rollers on its periphery and having a hub secured to said sleeve, a paddle wheel secured to said drive shaft and coopeiatinfbr with said rollers and a packer shaft slidably mounted through said sleeve.

4. A. binder comprising a frame for supporting the conveyors, sickle and binder deck of a binder, a bull wheel mounted therein, a drive shaft mounted parallel to and above the axis of said bull Wheel, a packer shaft and a conveyor' operating shaft mounted at right angles to said drive shaft, the axis line of Said packer shaft and said drive shaft intersecting ea'ch other, a flat bladed Wheel mounted 011 said drive shaft, a Wheel having rollers extending radially therefrom rotatably mounted on said frame in position where said rollers will coact with said flat bladed wheel, said packer shaft being slidably mounted through said Wheel having rollers, bevel gears connecting said conveyor operating shaft to said drive shaft, means for driving the conveyors of the binder from said conveyor shaft, and a vertical sickle operating shaft operatively connected to said drive shaft on the opposite side from which the sickle extends.

Des Moines, Iowa, December 24, 1925.

CORNELIUS P. HOUTSMA. 

